Strategies to reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders in dental hygienists: Two case studies

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 363-374

  Sanders, Martha Atwood ^a   Turcotte, Claudia Michalak ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; DENTAL ASSISTANT; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; STRESS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036802271     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1130(02)80008-4     Document Type: Article

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